TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
贊
贊 ＝ 貝 ＋ 兟
ㄗㄢˋ · zàn
verb — to support, to approve, to assist
字源 FORM — what the parts do
兟聲shēn — two 先 stacked, worn unfamiliar; the donor, dragged to zànreads as a doubled 先 (to go ahead); most students won't recognise it as one piece
IFshēn → zàn — the sound shifts hard from a now-hidden donor
Valuables (貝) under 兟 — a doubled 先, two figures stepping forward — for the sound, worn far from shēn to zàn. You come forward bringing a gift to back someone: to assist, to support, to approve. 贊成、贊助、贊同.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
兩個人搶著上前（兟），各捧一份禮（貝），表態撐你——贊成。
Two figures press forward (兟), each with a gift (貝), throwing their weight behind you — approval.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)贊成、贊同— to support, to approve常用
→贊助、協贊— to sponsor, to assist
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
讚＝ 言 ＋ zànthe speech-side twin — 讚 adds 言 for praise in words, 贊 keeps for backing with a gift兟shēnthe worn donor on top — two 先 stacked; gives the sound, lost to most readers